Dial for watches and the like.



A. E. FAIELLA. DIAL Fon w'AIcHl-:s AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION-FILED JULY 13. |916-` 1,216,556. Patented Feb. 20,1917.

O 4 l l l l' SMH-W NnnEw'E.rA1ELLA,roE JERSEY crrY, NEW JERSEY.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANDREW E. Fnnmm, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at J erse City, in the county 'of Hudson and State o NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dials forWatchesv and the like, of which the following is' a specification, suchas will enable those skilled in the art to which itAA appertains to makeand use the same.

This invention relates to? dials vide adevice of this class whereby apicture, ornament, design or the like may be formed on, or secured to,the central portion of the dial; and a further object being to provide adevice of this class wherein the hour and minute hands of the watch areconcealed be hind the ornamental portion of the dial.

The invention is fully disclosedV in' the following specification, ofwhichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference .characters ineach of the views, and in which i Figure 1 is a face viewof a watchindicat- 1ng my improvement applied thereto;

- Fig. 2 a transverse section on the line 2-2 vof Fig. lsbut omittingthe case of the watch and a part of the detailworks of the watch;

Fig. 3a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing only a part oftheconstructionand showing the same on an enlarged scale;

Fig'. 4 a view similarto Fig. 2 but showny ing'a modified form ofconstruction and on an enlarged scale, said 4figure 'being a section onthe line -4 -4 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 5 a plan view of shown in Fig. 4on a reduced scale with part of theconstruction broken away; and,

In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have Ashown one form of my improved dialconstruction, and in Fig. 1 I have indicated at a the casing of a watchhaving the usual stem a and open' f ace as.' Mounted in theA casing aisthe usual framework construction b in whichthe works ofthe watch aremounted, said4 frame consisting of a top plate b2 and a pillarplate b3,and-mounted between the platesb2l and bf.

one gear e is the usual ,watch mechanism. onlfyx1 and pinion b* and b5ofv whichis s own, said gear and pinion being mounted on the usual arborc of the'watch which is mounted be'- speeumuen er Lenen hun.

for watches4 and the'llke, and the object thereof is to protheconstruction null ron. WATCHES m THE LIKE.

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tween the plates b and b, andwhich exe tends forwardly or in thedirection of the lface of the watch in the usual manner.

In the practice of my invention, I provide the arbor c with acentralbore c in which is mounted'a pin c3, the inner end ofwhich issecured in a washer c* which isvsecured to the top plate b2 ,by screwsvc", as clearly shownin Fig. 2, and the front endof the pin c3 extendsbeyond the end of the arbor c and is-threaded as shown at c.

Secured to the front of the plate b3 is a circular dial member d, theiimer portion of which is depressed as shown at d, and see cs isa'central dial member d, the front face of which is Aprovided with 'asheet d* on which is a photograph, said sheet being secured to thecentral dial membend"I in any desired manner, and between the centraldialniember d and the circular dial member d is an annular space d, thisconstruction being clearly shown in Figs.'1, 2 and 3.

. With the :construction shown in Figs. 1

7ol c'ured to the threaded extension c of the pin to 3, I employ theusual cannon pinion e and Y j hour wheel e* mounted thereon, and mountedon`th`e hour wheel e2 is the hour hand e which, the construction shown,is bayonet in form as shown at 'e in Fig. 2, and mount# ed on the sleeveextension of the cannon pinion is the minute hand e,'which is bayof theperimeter of the dial -member As shown in` Fig.' 1 the dialmember d 1sprovidedfwith numerals and lines indicatin Ethe hours and minutes inconnection wit which the hour-and minute hands operate 1n the usualmanner. It will also be seen that the central dial member d", with thepictu're thereon, is notdefaced by the hands of the watch due to thelocation thereof, andyet the time may be readily determinedby sald hourand minute hands without any eiort on the part of the owner.

In the construction shownin Figs. 4 and 5 the hour wheel e, or thesleeve portion thereof, is extended'to the end of the arbor c and thesleeve portion Yof the `cannon portion and to within a short distancefrom Fig. 6 a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing .i

only a partof the construction and showing another modification.

of the sleeve of the hour wheel is a pinion f having a sleeve portion f2`on which is mounted the minute `hand 65.1 Mounted on the sleeve portionof the hour wheel e2 be the hour hand e3, and in this construction the,outer end of the hour hand is bent to form a hook-shaped portion e7, asclearly shown in Fig. 4. The -perimeter of the central dial member da isprovided with an hour indicating strip or portion d inconnection withwhich the hook-shaped portion e7 and the hour hand e3 operates, asclearly shown in Figs. 4: and 5, and the minute hand e5 operates inconnection with the dial member d,

i having, in the construction shown, the indications of' the minutes ofan hour. Between thewdial member d and the central dial member Z3 is aspace d? similar to the space d5 in the construction shown in Fig. 2.

Mounted on the plate b3 is a pinion g which meshes with the hour wheele2, and mounted in connection with the pinion g is a gear g2 whichmeshes with the pinion f on the sleeve portion of the hour wheel e2, andby means of this construction the minute hand may be mounted within thehour hand so as to permit the said hour'hand to operate on the innerdial member da as In Fig. 6 of the drawing the minute hand and hour handare mounted on the arbor c in the usual manner, or as shown in Figs. 2and 3, but the pin c3 is not employed and the central dial-member (Z3has no connection with the arbor c but said central dial member isconnected with the circular dial member d at intervals by webs or armsd8 uwhich are connected with the perimeter of the diall member (Z, andwhich are bent to form spaces h between the same and said dial member d,as clearly shown, and the outer end portions of the minute and hourhands operate in said spaces h, as clearly shown v and the; arrangement.of hour Vand minute indicating means will be the same as 1n Fig. 1.l-The only difference between this construction and the constructionshown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive is jthat the pin c is omittedand-thecentral dial member d is supported by web or arm membersl d,` Y,

It will be understood that my invention is not limited to thespecicconstruction fof the minute and hour` hands,`or .the operatingmeans therefor, as my improved dial construction maybe employed inconnection with watches, clocks and the .like of various kinds andclasses, as will be readily understood. The chief feature of thisinvention is to provide watches, clocks and the like with a centralvdial member which is not interrupted or defaced by the minute and hourhands of such devices. Changes in and modifications of the details of.construe-z claims, Without departing from the spirit V of my inventionor sacrificing its advantages. yond the sleeve portion f2 of the pinionf is Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is f 1. In a time piece, a central dialmember having a smooth unobstructed upper surface by the pillar plate ofthe time piece and spaced away from the central member, said `outermember being provided wlith numerals and lines designating minutes andhours, and a minute hand and hour hand mounted in the rear of saidcentral member and extending through the space between the members tocoperate with the outer dial member.

v 3'. In a time piece, a central dial member supported by the centralstructure of the upper surface upon which a photograph or the like maybe mounted, an outer dial member supported by the pillar plate of thetime piece and provided with numerals and lines designating minutes andhours, said outer `member being spaced away from the central member, anda minute hand and hour hand mounted in the lrear of the central memberand extending through the space to coperate with the outer dial member.

4. `In a device of the class described, a central dial member mountedinfront of the minute and hour hands of a watch whereby said dial membermay serve as an ornament supporting means, and an outer dial memberprovided with numerals and lines designating' minutes and hours betweenwhich and said central dial member is an annular space through whichsaid minute and hour hands operate. U

5. A time piece comprlsing a case, plate time piece and having a smoothunobstructed members mounted therein, a main central tubular arbormounted in said plate members, a pin extending through said arbor andhaving one end projecting beyond the same, va

central dial member supported by the pro! jecting end of` said pin andhaving a smooth unobstructed upper surface upon whlch a photograph orthe likemay be mounted, an outer dial member supported by one of saidplatesand Provided with numerals and lines i '1,2ie,556 a designatingminutes and hours, said outer member being spaced away from the centralmember, and a minute hand and hour hand mountedupon said arborrearwardly of the I central dial member and extending through the spacebetween the central and outerl member to cooperate with the outer dialmember.

l In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy name in 10 presence of the subscribing witnesses this 12th day ofJuly 1916. y C

ANDREW E. FAIELLA. Witnesses; i

C. E. MULREANY, HOWARD C. THOMPSON.

